This guy has a very calming honest nature

@candyclews4047

4 жыл бұрын

I've been watching his progress for a couple of years and he's better than any therapist - soothing, uplifting, motivational and yes, with such a calm and honest nature (his dog Moss, is also a brilliant therapist!).

@FrankBarryLuv

4 жыл бұрын

Candy Clews so true 👍☺️

@PeterXHinoul

4 жыл бұрын

He would make a terrific tv presenter or journalist for these kind of programma's!

@simini1837

4 жыл бұрын

Mirko di Wallenberg YES YES YES!!!

@tundereinhardt4676

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree 😁🌾

I am so happy that you are finally fixing up your cottage. I visited Ireland couple of times and fell in love with the stone cottages. I am Brazilian and I am 85 years old, I came to United States in 1960....I lived in California and in 2007 I moved to Maine to be near my daughter. We live surrounded by a forest without neighbors. I saw many of your videos. I am very proud of you to be living just the way you want. I will be waiting for your videos. In Brazil I lived on a farm completely off grid. Stay happy and healthy.....

@magickitchen54

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so impressed by you because I am 65 and retired. I look forward to another twenty or more years enjoying my retirement.

@tracy-dg3qq

4 жыл бұрын

I'm coming to live u just packing lol

@liubagallucci5275

4 жыл бұрын

@@magickitchen54 I am sure you will...I am 85 I have a stent in my heart and also a Pacemaker and I am diabetic. I am still going. Now I live one day at the time. Stay happy and healthy.

@drsmahmad1730

4 жыл бұрын

It was a pleasure to read your comment. Stay healthy and happy. Cheers!

@northofyou33

4 жыл бұрын

@Lisa Swetz I left California for Portugal, ad am so happy I did. I am dreaming about buying a cottage here, but I am not sure I am up to doing the refurbishng on my own.

I can't help feeling a deep admiration for this guy. His outlook of life, strength, positive attitude, calmness and love for nature. We need more people like this on this planet. And Mossy....is beyond adorable.

@NeighborofKT

4 жыл бұрын

Elkeen Eng agreed. He is sharing on KZread because it is a project that others have an interest in; not to become a star like so many others.

Being somewhat of an expert in cottage renovation at this point 😃 here in Tipperary I'd be happy to donate time advice and materials as I have said before. Failing you taking me up on my offer heres a few points... - Hydrolic lime is avaliable from a crowd in Carlow. Its imported from France. The benefit is its breathable so releases the rising damp as there will be no equvilant to a modern D.P.C. unless they used slate under the base stones ... that'd be rare. A true hydrolic mix is left to stand for as long as possible, at least 6 months, better is 2 yrs. - Its highly unlikely the flag stones would have been removed, a little more exploration may suprise you 😃 - When you put in chimney liners be sure to put the cement/lime/sand mix in dry and well packed. Make sure the liners are placed with socket upwards, this way any tar bleed goes into the stove, not the walls. - A french drain around the cottage with a soak pit at the lower end is always advisable, filled with 4" stones then a semi- permiable membrane 3-4" down and topped up with 2" stone for a finish. The soak pit can also be used for grey water from sinks as long as its large enough, failing that it can be channeled into the septic tank with a good perculation area, preferably a reed bed system. My e.mail is jameshillier@yahoo.co.uk Happy renovations, very exciting! Love too you both with hugs 🌬💖

@cessrcd

4 жыл бұрын

Good man yourself

@tangerinedreamer50

2 жыл бұрын

@@scoyle1750 As a guy who notices things you've not read his message right or you've made a spelling mistake.

I signed the contract on my little off grid cottage in the West of Ireland today! Absolutely delighted! It's going to take me a couple of years to pay off, but I can't wait to return home to Ireland from Australia. I really have something to work towards now! Thank you for your videos. They keep me motivated to get home.

@raheelq900

2 жыл бұрын

I could not find in Mossy bottom videos how much he paid for cottage and land . Yours is more recent, would you mind sharing how much it was and how big is the land to get an idea?. Cheers

I have nothing but admiration for this Man. He knows so much about Ireland after only a few years. He could teach us and he has a lovely demeanour and presence. Good luck to him in all he tries to do.👏

The Strange chair is called a corner chair. Used where space was at a premium and with the walls behind you you were away from breezes caused by poor insulation. Were not necessarily for comfort. Hope this helps . A real antique.....restore and use as a conversation piece. Take care.

In all honesty I would be happy living in the caravan . I've been on the transplant list for over 2 years waiting for a double lung transplant and the thoughts of living somewhere like this in beautiful Ireland or the beautiful UK fills me with joy. Maybe one day I will get the chance of a caravan a dog and some ducks. Thank you for sharing all of this

@theirishcailin333

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you're doing well now!!

@frederickbowdler8169

Жыл бұрын

Yes caravans are comparatively cheap and could be roofed over to keep the weather off the van . Evaporation from rain drying by wind on an old stone building makes it work like a fridge that is why render (smooth and painted ) is good for this but render can exacerbate rising damp problems on the inside.,I suppose the best solution is to have two caravans one for sleeping and one to cook and relax in let the air circulate in the sleeping one during the day .you make some good points.

That stonework IS the highest quality, it's still standing there after a century, isn't it? :))

@paolamura3497

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Don't know what you'd have to pay today for something like that!

@paolamura3497

2 жыл бұрын

@Blue&GreenWell It surely has been a bit neglected...but someone will put those stones straight😁💪

it feels like we're going back in time finding all those old artifacts

The term "Daylight robbery" originated in Ireland. It began when English landlords introduced a tax on the size of windows to Irish tenants hence the small windows

I'd recommend a cat for your rat problem, we had similar problems with mice in our old farm house when we moved in. Within a month they'd either been killed or left the area

@pmartin7397

4 жыл бұрын

The exterior walls were plastered to prevent rodents from entering the wall. He should point the walls with concrete to prevent the rodents from entering inside and out.

@solatiumz

4 жыл бұрын

Or a Jack Russell

@pmartin7397

4 жыл бұрын

@@ursamajor7468 I live in a former cottage and rodents are a real problem because they can squeeze in to very small crevices between the stone and hollow out areas where they can live undisturbed out of sight. Cats are a solution ! Dampness can be influenced by the prevailing wind, due to rain being pelted against one wall in particular, and not another more sheltered. Rising dampness is unavoidable in these circumstances, and outside drainage pipes reduce it somewhat. I would point the stones with a strong concrete mix to prevent rodents living rent free, but sometimes, they can still burrow up underneath the wall ! Good luck with your work !

@BelindaTN

3 жыл бұрын

Cats are wonderful for mice and other small pest. But rats are to big for them to tackle, as a rule. Unless the cats find them as babies. That is why the small terriers were bred and loved. To get the rats that the cats could not handle. I have many horse and farm friends and family that use the rat terriers and jack Russell type terriers to keep the barns and properties rat free. Those fearless little rascals hunt non stop and will go anywhere a rat goes. Even if they have to dig and tear up stuff to get there. Lol

@finflwr

3 жыл бұрын

@@BelindaTN If you get the right cat, rats are no trouble at all. I've known cats that took adult rats as well as rabbits. Best get one from farm stock that has been trained from little by it's mum.

It's going to be wonderful when you're done. Your own little slice of history.

@plonieverkerk3580

4 жыл бұрын

Billie H. W .

Is your cottage one of the old Irish Longhouses? They are fast disappearing in Ireland. Great that you are going to bring it back to life. Those old turf fires although dirty, were the cosiest and warmest fires on a cold Irish winter night I assure you. I sat in my in-laws farmhouse decades ago and as I stared into the flames in the fireplace I realised all of my in-laws had dozed off! So funny, and lovely! I love the smell of a turf fire, and guess what, I'm a city woman myself! If you can get it in a library, look for 'The Disappearing Irish Cottage' by Symmons & Harkin, you might find it interesting. The little space beside the fireplace where you found the treasures reminds me of similar in my mother in law's farmhouse. It was warm from the fire and they kept the children's pyjamas in there, a bit like our modern day hot press. I look forward to the next instalment.

Hi there,my wife and I are about to embark on a similar project in County letrim,we have purchased an almost identical cottage,with a few outhouses and 1 acre,we really enjoy your video's and find them very informative,As a side note,the falcon pipe you found probably dates back to around ww1,You can screw the bowl off,it's made of briar wood,which is practically fireproof and the little dimples in the bowl are part of the design,as opposed to bite marks,The metal tubing was designed to cool the smoke,i know this as I smoke a pipe and only use falcons lol.

@Mike8981

2 жыл бұрын

My dad had Falcon pipes!

Hi another great video documentary, just as a point of interest the concreat under the roof, served 3 porpuses A to leave under the wall-plate B to provide strength to a crumbling wall structure beneath the roof C to provide solid ancer points for the roof This band of concreat was called a (band-corse) As my parents were local builders I helped in many thatch removals 1960--1980 Keep up the good work kind regards Sean from the Burren west of Ireland

Thank you for showing us the cottage. Amazing that the woman spent her whole life there without what we would call necessities today.

May You enjoy the restoration project in good health and happiness! ☘

Mossy should become the president of the world, seriously.

Homesteading takes years and years, so don't try to rush!

The old cobbled chair would make a nice plant stand perhaps! Its going to be great seeing this cottage come back to life🤗🌞😇

@blackwater4707

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it looks more like a nice plant stand than a chair.

@Tonyjameswho

4 жыл бұрын

That chair looks like a shooting chair to me. You are supposed to sit through it, sort of in reverse, then you can balance your elbows on what looks like the back, as a rest. Channel your inner Christine Keeler... We used to have one in a pub I worked in and it annoyed the hell out of people trying to use it as a regular chair. It was a bit ridiculous to have it in there tbf

@moiragoldsmith7052

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tonyjameswho Ohhh thank you for that, living, learning😁👍🏼...I shall have to rewatch the video to remind myself. (It's at about 10 mins 44 seconds for anyone interested).

@martinlanigan9202

3 жыл бұрын

Cost lot money there to do anything i remember my mother got a bloke to put few blocks on chimley in eighties and he charged her few hundred pounds rip of ireland

So the cottage does exist! Only kidding, I never doubted you. It's bigger and more grand than I expected. Field stone! I love it!

How things have changed it was a tough life back then, I admire your attitude keep up the good work 👍

Hey, just wanted to let you know that the little alcove is not for children. People used to sleep half sitting up. I recommend visiting “henigan’s heritage center” in killasser, near swinford,mayo. Tom Henigan explains cottage life like no one else! It’s a must for anyone visiting Ireland or living there. Love what you are doing!

You need to start a Go Fund Me page for this project. Good luck to you.

@lewshann

4 жыл бұрын

Or....do more KZread videos!

@juliadickenson178

4 жыл бұрын

George Petrin Yes, I was saying to my husband I would like to give something to help... he so deserves it

@dorisw5558

4 жыл бұрын

go fund me takes quite a share of the money so maybe use another service

@kylemyers971

4 жыл бұрын

You could always subscribe to his patreon

@juliadickenson178

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Myers I do. Maybe I need to up it.

I have been following you for some time now. I love the way you speak and the time you are taking with everything you find. The cottage will take you a while, but it will be a wonderful achievement once completed. I wish you all the best in your adventure. I love Moss.

I have so much admiration for you!

Fantastic 👌 I really look forward to your videos as a guy from England who renovated a cottage just south of sligo pretty much in the same state as yours 3 years ago witch is now a beautiful home. I wish you all the very best of luck and will watch the transformation with joy.

Wow it's already been 3 years!

Times like this when we disappear into a misty-eyed romanticised version of old Ireland . These were bloody tough places to exist !

@enlightenednews5265

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. They were cold damp and not romantic at all. Going to the bathroom in the winter boy it was freezing. Oh and the bloody mice... Its now in ruins but history isn't always good to go back too.

@bogger5119

4 жыл бұрын

Says a lot about the backbone of the Irish. Apart from politicians, bankers and lawyers!

@neilrafferty2097

4 жыл бұрын

bogger 51 That’s for sure !

@vanessagannon7488

4 жыл бұрын

It is beautiful yes the irish are a hardy bunch love from donegal angel v

@helenbennett5707

4 жыл бұрын

I so agree, TB and child morality were the consequences of these small homes. Still i love what he is doing.

I live in northern Australia. However, my father's family came from Ireland. He was very tall, dark and handsome....and a fervent Catholic. As I am. Thank you...Its incredible to see a cottage that perhaps my ancestors lived in.

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

Snowy Skylar - you brought out a thought in me.... the Irish adopted a fervent and radical Catholicism that fit Ireland well. The Catholic idea that life has a suffering quality fit Ireland. Here in the States, the prosperity gospel is popular. I’m the only catholic left in family.)

@jennyconner6047

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardbenitez7803 'Only one left..' ? My sincere condolences go out 2U on your 'hibernation'. During your deep slumber, the whole lucerferian Vatican is being exposed as well it should be. Those praiseful hymns the poop leads his people to sing are praising satan...in latin. Wake Up! Chk symbolism out on the robes, sashes, the gold adornments over alter! There's TUNNELS under the Vatican. Church controls the Smithsonian hence...we'll NEVER SEE that TRUTH (donated discoveries they keep hidden..giant bones etc) AGAIN. Plz wake up to the fact WE'VE ALL BEEN DECEIVED SINCE BIRTH. Prayers & Love to all from Kansas USA💪🇺🇸😁👍❤

@lindahandley5267

4 жыл бұрын

@Richard, I had strayed for a long while from the Church. I stupidly let life get in the way, so to refresh myself, I'm in RCIA classes. I've forgotten so much, but it's coming back. It feels so good to be home again. My family were all protestants. My first time in a Catholic Church was life altering. For the first time, I felt that I was at home. It hurts to read what @JLynn Conner wrote.

@David-lu4gq

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennyconner6047 Please stop this silliness. We are just trying to follow this young (older than me though haha) man's journey to restore this old building to it's former glory. If, however, you decide to cintinue, I recommend you read the works of the Early Church Fathers and the letters of the Apostles. It might make you think. Also check out Church Militant, Ascension Presents and Catholic Answers.

@candyclews4047

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennyconner6047 I will forgive you your ignorance, especially if you are not familiar with Latin or our 2,000 year Christian history, here in Europe. Lucifer is a Latin word derived from the roots lux (light) and ferre (to carry). It means “light bearer” or “light bringer,” and it was not originally used in connection with the devil. For example, anybody carrying a torch at night was a lucifer (light bringer). It was also used as a name for the Morning Star (i.e., the planet Venus), because this is the brightest object in the sky other than the sun and the moon. As a result, Venus is the first star seen in the evening (the Evening Star) and the last star seen in the morning (the Morning Star). Because sight of it in the morning heralds the light of day, it was referred to by Latin speakers as the “light bringer” or lucifer and it is this which is being sung.

Really enjoyed this video! You are very calming ☺️ We are looking at old cottages that have been renovated at the moment...I’d love to live in a little cottage with loads of character!

@margaretlampen7410

2 жыл бұрын

A

I love the old cottage,the amazing finds and the lovely story of the old lady who owned it before. It all adds to the history and character of the property. Keep up the good work 🏠😊 Suzanne x

@marianitamarquez2559

3 жыл бұрын

Wish the best in the restoration project its a lovely cottage.

Very interesting video and background information. The former occupant of your cottage reminds me of Hannah Hauxwell who lived alone in the High Pennines of England. (Documentary "Too Long a Winter")

@user-qi8su4mo3l

4 жыл бұрын

I watched all the videos I could find about Hanna what an extraordinary lady

@maryrose4712

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful documentary. Hannah was a rare lady. I was so happy that she seemed to adapt to the move to the village and relieved that she had neighbours to look out for her. Bless her.

@carolynellis387

3 жыл бұрын

That was a wonderful programme all about Hannah Hauxwell, such a beautiful lady

@theirishcailin333

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I've watched all I could of hannah, such a hard life she lived. Was lovely to see her move into the new house, such an amazing strong woman

Fix that little chair up and use it to sit a plant pot on! What a charming feature of old history

You're doing amazingly & saving some of Ireland's best bits 🥰 Congratulations 🎉

I smiled when the camera suddenly showed Moss inside that little pantry. So cute. Wishing you all the best, strength for the winter and tons of adventures and good moments in that awesome place.

I don't know if it's just me, but I love and prefer rustic old age houses to modern all day long. They are absolutely beautiful. You can see the time and effort that's gone into it and really appreciate it 😍

Greetings from Maine USA. After a almost 7 hours surgery two months ago I am now alive and feeling better each day. I cant wait to see the restoration pf the cottage. I am following at this moment a couple from London restoring a cottage in Portugal. Stay Happy and Healthy.

You're very ambitious and hard working, not to mention patient to come on to a property and live so simply, always working toward making it a better, more productive space. The work you'll have to do on the cottage would be very daunting to most people! But when it's completed it will be your own. A nice, homey place for you to rest at the end of a hard working day. I'm sure you will do it! The medal you discovered in the wall is a St. Joseph medal and you should keep it in your house as a blessing. St. Joseph has watched over the cottage for many years and will continue to do so for you too!

You are brilliant. I am also from your part of England and have a house in the same county as you in rural Ireland where my parents were from. You are such an inspiration. You`ve made me want to follow my dream and spend time there and no excuses, as soon as this pandemic allows. You have such respect for nature and the old people from the past. Please continue to inspire us. You are a gift.

Do a little at a time, and you'll be surprised you'll have it done. The stone work, even if primative is beautiful. Thank you for the tour.

Wow, this was a real story about the old cottage.

I admire your ambition. I am in love with Moss. Moss obviously loves his human. The two of you will create a dream home.

The only partion that you need is for a bathroom. It's a lovely cottage. Take your time to renovate it. It doesn't have to be perfect to move in and fix as you go. Insulate the ceiling of the roof. That should help immensely. Need a wood burner, bathroom, a good cleaning, place to cook and water. Maybe a solar water system and a off grid toilet. Good video.

Those thick stone walls have a great deal of thermal mass and so once warmed would radiate heat and keep that place cozy even without insulation. Likewise cool in the summer.

@pmartin7397

4 жыл бұрын

Have to disagree ! These walls are bloody frigid and don't retain heat at all. You might be thinking of thatch. I had to insulate my walls with thermal insulation board and it makes one hell of a difference. Back then people sat as near to the fire as possible ! Life was tough !

@whiskey4553

4 жыл бұрын

@@pmartin7397 Thatch is somewhat of an insulator, very different from something with mass. Mass walls act as a battery to regulate a spaces temperature more evenly. Once mass has reached a certain temp either hotter or colder it will work to maintain the space at that level. To be comfortable in the winter you would still require a source of heat but mass walls will make that heat go a long way. Large English gardens used this principal outdoors to keep frosts at bay. They would have heavy stone walls surrounding the patch and fireplaces at intervals to charge the walls as needed.

@pmartin7397

4 жыл бұрын

@@whiskey4553 I'm speaking from my own experience. My house on which I've been working on for almost fifty years has stone walls approx three feet in thickness. The house was built in the late 19 th century from local materials which are old red sandstone, clay as a mortar, and irrespective of their thickness, they never retained the heat. What does retain the heat is an inch of insulation material, can't remeber the brand name, but it comes in 8 by 4 sheets over plaster board. And it literally transformed the house making heat retention and comfort beyond comparison with the original structure. Most people build with modern materials and leave these old cottages for animals. My house started out from the remains of two smaller houses dating from the Famine era of 1847. These were abandoned and 50 years later my present house was built as a two roomed thatched cottage. Mid 20 th century, it became a two storey, three bed house. But, the walls were made from stone and clay and plastered over. The house was impossible to heat and until recently, very uncomfortable to live in until the walls were insulated. So, that's my experience. A lot of hard work fixing things like wet rot, rising damp, rodent infestation, etc. Much easier to build a new house !

@whiskey4553

4 жыл бұрын

​@@pmartin7397 If that's your experience who am I to argue. Despite its challanges sounds like a neat place to live in. I suppose Im speaking more principaly and depending on individual circumstances the results may vary. Walls like that wont retain heat in a space, they will absorb, store and release it. Insulation will retain heat in a space and is of course an ideal way to maintain high levels of comfort in a wide range of circumstances. My judgement in this particular situation is that while it seems like it would be freezing and damp, with a single story and relatively low ceilings, once that space and subsequently the walls were heated up it would be surprisingly cozy. Does it get very warm where you live? Do you have AC and if not did it stay relatively cool in summer before you insulated?

@whiskey4553

3 жыл бұрын

@Jack Gallagher yes heat generated inside will be conducted to the outside but the key is that it happens relatively slowly. So under normal living conditions, lets say you have a stove or two and you keep them going in the winter, once the wall has absorbed all the enrgy it can from a comfortable interior temperature, it will use that energy to buffer cold and temp swings on the exterior. So if you are able to keep your interior heat source on consistently it takes relatively little energy to maintain comfortable temps. It gets even better if you have passive heating of the mass, say from a south facing exposure.

It's the journey that makes it

This is going to be a wonderful family home and productive small holding. Stay warm! Love from Utah xx

The pendant you found in the nook is of St Christopher carrying Jesus and is the patron saint of travelers . Wishing you all the best with your amazing project 🤗

@anthonyhassett

4 жыл бұрын

??? thought it was St Joseph and a Guardian Angel on the reverse?

Greetings from Florida. I would have loved doing something like this when I was younger. I wish I had the $$$ to send you. Stay safe and warm and give Moss a pat for me.

Not enough people take the time to find and appreciation what others think lost. You appear to have the positive mindset required to take on the task at hand so i wish you all the best and look forward to your updates! It has the bones of something beautiful.

I'm a builder from the uk. That's one hell of a big project there my friend. If you ever need any suggestions let us know. Your subscribers might have some good ideas to save you time, energy and money. Best of luck over there brother.

Rock walls are beautiful. It has wonderful potential. Slow and steady wins the race. You will get there.

So excited to finally see the cottage!

It's not so bad! I'm sure it will become a lovely home. You could put an earthen floor over the concrete part. I've done a few and they are really lovely to live with.

You have a great voice for historical documentaries. Cheers from the US.

Mossy, you have done SooOOOOooo much work, it is quite AMAZING really! One young, strong man, accomplishing as much as you have...Oh sorry, along with Moss, of course! What would a day of hard work be without the 'most LOVING distractions' of Moss, to alleviate any stresses accrued! WELL DONE MOSS! Well Done! I'd keep your 'treasures' in your rustic little home. The St. Joseph medal is affording you MANY blessings unknown = VERY powerful, especially when blessed, and back in the day, many were. He is also a good man to call upon for all your endeavors upon life and the land. Keep your paths clear and easy to follow, that no unwanted 'trips' occur. Being alone, for the time being, means remaining VIGILANT! God bless you Mossy and thank-you very much for sharing your incredible life of love and simplicity. A Grateful soul is rare and a treasure to watch/see.

Oh you have so many things to smile about this is a dream I was in ah of your finds please keep safe and I know you are enjoying the work have a wonderful fall from Knoxville TN USA

Bringing about change cannot happen quickly when funds are not there....to be true to yourself give it your best shot by taking the time to transform your beautiful home.. So lovely to hear from you again..well done you..⭐

What a beautiful home! I love it! You could just smell the history oozing from the walls! What a treasure you found...shadow box them when you complete your home 💖💖

Cheers from East Texas. Love your project. I have been restoring a little house in the woods for about 10 years now. We have ducks and chickens. I told my wife that I want to get some Indian runners next.

@bogger5119

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Nugget here smooching the owner! Adorable.

i'm no authority on what you should do with your property, but i really hope you consider what i have to say. please keep this place as original as possible, the stonework is cheap and homebrew but functional and beautiful and deserves to be shown off with pointing, rather than render. since the roof is modern, it's no loss to install skylights and lime wash/white paint on the inside of the roof (more reflective) to get much more light in so no modifying of the stonework has to be done, as that would be a shame, but also (importantly) might disturb the equilibrium of weight distribution on the walls and cause more subsidence, meaning you'll end up with even more holes than you wanted. you should ask the owner of that quarry if you can split some flagstones for your floor! your lime plaster is soft because it's damp, and it's damp because it's been painted! (meaning the moisture in the walls cannot escape) get the paint off and get some heat in that house and the stuff just might harden back up again, and you'll get to keep the original plaster.

@gramursowanfaborden5820

4 жыл бұрын

also i think the title for "original tiny home" would come from our neolithic ancestors and their forays into building roundhouses that barely measured 10ft across.

@gramursowanfaborden5820

4 жыл бұрын

@Chango Chilemba ah, now don't get me wrong, but modern materials won't do, that will end up going soggy as well. only a very porous plaster like old-fashioned lime mix will work well because the walls are inherently moist and a modern gypsum based plaster will hold the moisture in the wall and rot it out from inside. the insulation problem isn't in the walls, it's the fact the roof lacks any insulation at all, it's just a sheet of metal. old buildings are designed to breathe, expand, contract and gradually move back and forth with the changing of the seasons as things get wet and cold, and warm and dry, whereas modern buildings and precisely engineered structures are solid, immovable and absolute. it's a difference in philosophy as much as it is a difference in technique.

@jacksg1809

4 жыл бұрын

@Chango Chilemba take a busman's holiday 😃

@missp5152

4 жыл бұрын

Gramersow thanks so much for your insightful DAMP expertise. l've been trying in vain to dry out a mildew bedroom floor after a missing drain for rainwater was finally installed outside. Now you made me realise l need to rip up the original 80s vinyl floor tiles stuck to the concrete for drying out to happen. God Bless Dan @Mossy Bottom and all of us willing to help with funding

@lacefromireland

4 жыл бұрын

I'd lime wash the outside, here in Ireland. stone walls are too porous to leave uncovered.

Fyi the falcon pipe hasn't been chewed that's just a rusticated finish actually in nice condition.

It looks likes it’s gonna be beautiful, you are young you will do it. Take your time do it right. Keep filming and sharing.

Oh I have been hoping to see the cottage! Really interesting thank you. These things take time and it will be fantastic seeing how it progresses.

Wonderful to finally see your cottage and no doubt you will make it charming and cozy. I was fascinated by the story of the old woman who lived there as I have been greatly inspired by your country-woman Margaret Gallagher, and my own country-woman Jill Redwood, to strip away all of the non-essentials and live as simply as possible. It is a work in progress. It is funny to see doors and door knobs almost identical to mine. I live in an 1890s miner's cottage in Australia. Madeleine

Thank you for the tour. I always look forward to your videos.

Hi Daniel, thank you so much for showing all your cottage of which it may seem to some as a ruin but it is a true gem. I would love to give you a helping hand to slowing restoring it back to it;s full glory and like you modernising it would be a sacrilege.

Wow! It's great to finally see the inside of the cottage! Very cool! Those old keys are amazing! Good luck. I look forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing.

So happy to finally see this video. I've been looking forward to it. I think the small windows make for a cozy, secure feeling. I mentioned previously in another comment that I am building a homestead here in America with an Irish cottage style house. I would so love to be where you are, but this is as close as I can get for now. I chose a red door. The outside of my house is finished. My main focusis also on my gardens, greenhouse, animals, fruit trees etc... the inside can come later. I would LOVE to see a tour of the other buildings on your place. And definitely keep us updated as you finish the cottage, step by step.

@hughneek12

4 жыл бұрын

The lack of, and the small size of the windows are best explained by the fact that in the 17th or 18th century there was a window tax in Ireland, but like you say, this helps to give the house a cosy feel.

@vanessagannon7488

4 жыл бұрын

Yes there was a huge window tax taxed for each psin of glass by the bastards in uk .love from old donegal🍀🍀🍀

@hughneek12

4 жыл бұрын

@@vanessagannon7488 Yes, quiet right Vanessa, when the bastards in London weren't actually starving our ancestors to death they were taxing them into shebeens and semi starvation. The likes of them will now be busy counting their ill-gotten gains in hell.

@solatiumz

4 жыл бұрын

@@hughneek12 I am pretty sure that there was a window tax in the UK also.

@hughneek12

4 жыл бұрын

@@solatiumz I cannot confirm this, but I would not be surprised. The greed of the British ruling classes had no end.

Wow! It is quite a project. I'm looking forward to following along as you renovate and restore this diamond in the rough!

I'm so excited to see how this project will develop over the next few years :D And thank you for taking the time to bring us along on your journey!

Very interesting , looks like a huge input of money is needed ! 🐕 Hello moss 😘

excited for the restoration. I know you will make it into a cozy place.

I have nothing but admiration for you ideas and plans,Welcome to Ireland

You are one determined person to go through all this. Just watching the video overwhelms me.

I Live in a very Old Cape Cod Home 🏡 in New Hampshire was one of the few first Homes in my very Rural Town Called Greenfield has lots of nooks and crannies and is also like walking back in time but I Love it.Part Of My Ancestor’s where from Galway Ireland I still feel very connected to Ireland and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the Island Of Mull where my Family came from

@richardbenitez7803

4 жыл бұрын

Must say watching bbc productions like Shetland plus seeing very good Irish actors and personalities brings me to these KZread channels)

@kathleenfredrickson8593

4 жыл бұрын

All of your videos are worth waiting for. I love the way you give everything such care. It is and will be a wonderful life for you and Moss.

Love your channel. Good to see you are enjoying your life. God bless.

Thank you for sharing your very special cottage. Quite a task you have taken on. I shall be looking forward to the next faze.

I’ve waited to see this video for so long. Can’t wait for part two! I’m really interested to see what plans you have. Fantastic to see the treasures you found inside the wall too. Good luck!!

Thanks for sharing, Daniel. I'm sure you'll return this lovely little cottage to it's former glory! Hope you have a lovely Autumn!

It's really nice and best of all its yours , you'll get there 🍀🍀🍀🍀

What an exciting journey, thank you for sharing it with us. I look forward to watching your story evolve 😊

The dear old lady would, I’m sure , be thrilled that a nice young man and adorable dog will be treating her home with love. I will be watching with anticipation. All the best

I really love the humble character of this cottage, and I'm really looking forward to seeing this restoration. The chimney hole in the roof actually serves as a light source right now, and may be inspiration for adding roof windows. Can't wait to hear about your plans in the next video

Hi I had a chair like this, they had a hey seat sawn into a pillow. The chair was called Sea captain chair. Good luck with your restoration. My house was build 1888 Regards from Iceland

Thank you for sharing! I can only imagine how rewarding it is to make progress stone by stone!

Thank you for showing your cottage. It has great charm and potential. Looking forward to hearing your plans!

This is a wonderful tour. Love the history. This home is lucky to have you. Take your time. The restoration will be amazing

Hi...im in my 50s now but back in the late 1960s my mom and I visited relatives in Co. Roscommon. They were older like my Nana. They lived on farms..no bathroom or tub! We used pits and pots. It was a great adventure for 6 year old me but my mom asked for a bathroom to be built before the next visit! Uncle Eddy did build a bathroom and additional bedroom too. Did I mention they had no heating except for the fireplaces!?! My mom even tried her hand at cooking a roast over the fireplace one Sunday. They were used to living this rough way and really were quite comfortable. You will be quite happy once you have settled in and figured out what works best for you. Maybe a bit if technology and definitely a lot of the "old ways" of doung things. Thank you for letting us all follow your journey.

Just luvd. watching this brought bk alot of old memories. He is so respectful of who lived there. Glad to see it is the right guy who got this luv treasure of a home. I wish him many many years of happiness

Your determination will pay off and the path is the journey. Your dog is funny :-) Thanks for sharing!

I'm going through a similar thing in Latvia. Loads of money. Loads of time. Loads of problems.

@agnesekalnina4254

4 жыл бұрын

Aigars Bru One more Latvian watching his channel 🙂

@Saviourofhaha

4 жыл бұрын

I'm an irish guy working in riga lol

@aigarsbru6702

4 жыл бұрын

@@Saviourofhaha why would someone do this to themselves :)

@JamieSantos

4 жыл бұрын

Just subbed and hoping to see you upload the work on your homestead! Good luck!

The author should read Flann O'Brien's satire, "The Poor Mouth" - it describes a house similar to that one. The wall he had to remove probably had a huge fireplace in it with fire irons for cooking - the fireplaces often had "settle" beds that went right into the fireplaces and the children slept literally in the fireplace. The room behind the fireplace was where the parents slept - you would hear of babies being born "behind the fire" meaning the room behind the fireplace. I know people in the south west of Ireland (West Cork) who renovated a cottage like that. That cottage probably does date from well before he said - most likely pre-famine (1840s). Later, in the 20th century, farmers built new houses, larger versions of the cottages, with second stories or usable lofts. Then many of the original cottages were turned into cow-sheds.

I like this sincere, honest & thoughtful young man. I really love Ireland a lot, the irish ppl are lovely & kind

@dukadarodear2176

2 жыл бұрын

I've taken an interest in this project lately. I'm Irish and from Galway. He has a very positive outlook and he will succeed. Contrary to what some people might think, English people are very popular in Ireland. They're very "up-front" and helpful and are great neighbours. There are thousands of English people retired in the southern coastal counties of Ireland since the 1960s and before. I wish this hardworking, visionary young man the very best of luck.

I was happy to see a video come out .. enjoy the countryside . and you bringing the "Tiny house " back to life. Many blessing to you on your journey . Give your dog an extra rub behind the ear fo me. Always stay safe in all you do

In some countries coins are hidden in walls to ask for protection and prosperity.

@anthonyhassett

4 жыл бұрын

Also the hair and nails were hidden so when the spirits returned they could find where they lived.

Thank you for the wonderful tour. It's going to look amazing when you get it finished. Just remember, it's a labor of love, so take your time and enjoy every step of the way. Best of luck.

Brilliant ! I,ve been so excited to see inside the cottage .... I wish you all the very best for restoring it . I do love that dog !

Thanks for the thoughtful cottage tour! The charm is palpable and one day it will beautifully combine the old and the new. Blessings!